- "I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I'm like, 'My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don't have it. I just want to chill.' We all have self-doubt. You don't deny it, but you also don't capitulate to it. You embrace it."
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- "The topic of leadership is a touchy one. A lot of leaders fail because they don't have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord. Throughout my years, I haven't had that fear."
- "I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant."
- "Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise."
- "I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."
- These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
- "My parents are my backbone. Still are. They're the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40."
- "I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a fractured tooth, a severed lip, and a knee the size of a softball. I don't miss 15 games because of a toe injury that everybody knows wasn't that serious in the first place."
- Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.
- The Black Mamba collection of watches is me: It is my alter ego, so to speak. As I mentioned before, it is sharp, cutting edge and sleek which are
characteristics I try to apply when I'm out there on the basketball court. - I am chasing perfection.
- We all know what flopping is when we see it. The stuff that you see is where guys aren't really getting hit at all and are just flailing around like a fish out of water.
- I can't relate to lazy people. We don't speak the same language. I don't understand you. I don't want to understand you.
- I love going one-on-one with someone. That's what I do. I've never lost. It's a whole different game, just to have them right in front of you and be able to do whatever you want.
- The important thing is that your teammates have to know you're pulling for them and you really want them to be successful.
- If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.
- Magic has five championships. I have five championships. I'm pretty sure we both know what we're doing.
- Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
- The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
- I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.
- People just don't understand how obsessed I am with winning.
- Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.
- I'm extremely willful to win, and I respond to challenges. Scoring titles and stuff like that... it sounds, well, I don't care how it sounds - to me, scoring comes easy. It's not a challenge to me to win the scoring title, because I know I can.
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20+ Quotes of Kobe Bryant #LifeQuotes #Inspiration #RestInPeace
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